In 1988, Lu Yao completed all the creation of the trilogy "The Ordinary World", under the age of 40. Chen Zhongshi, who is also a Shaanxi writer, felt tremendous pressure. He will be 50 years old in a few years, but he has not yet written an epic masterpiece that satisfies him. When talking with a friend, Chen Zhongzheng, who was in great anxiety, said this: If is 50 years old and still can’t write a book that can be used as a pillow in a coffin, his life will be white. Live !
Chen Zhongshi resigned from the post of deputy secretary of the district party committee, and left Xi'an with his wife, and lived in seclusion in a small farmhouse on Bailuyuan. He refused to accept interviews, participate in social activities, and ignore the evaluation of his works, and devoted himself to the creation. . On Bailuyuan, Chen Zhongshi’s eyes traveled across the long river of history and saw the real projections left on this land by the vigorous historical process of nearly a hundred years. These projections are the secret history of the nation, recorded in the dusty county annals and circulated in More and more mysterious in folk tales.
Bai Jiaxuan, who has married a wife of seven rooms in his life, the shrewd and cunning Lu Zilin, the transcendent Mr. Zhu, the extremely unfortunate but unyielding Tian Xiao'e, the elf-like Bai Ling... These characters were born on the Bailu Plain, and One by one was crushed by the wheels of history. The most shocking of them is probably not Bai Jiaxuan, who is a representative of traditional culture with a straight waist, but Tian Xiaoe, who combines enchantment, sensuality, and true love. is also Tian Xiao'e, a bold and straightforward female character, who caused a lot of trouble to Chen Zhongshi and "White Deer Plain", and even almost missed the Mao Dun Literature Award, the highest domestic literary award, .
In 2005, Chen Zhongshi returned to his old house to relive his feelings when he wrote "White Deer Plain".
In the spring of 1992, Chen Zhongshi, who had been silent for many years, called the editorial department of "Contemporary" and informed that his novel was out of draft and hoped that "Contemporary" Send someone to pick it up. Earlier, Chen Zhongshi wrote in a letter to He Qizhi, the editor-in-chief of Modern Times: I will contact you after is finished. Don’t worry about it. I’ve given Zhu Yingnuo to Zhu Yingnuo and I won’t change my mind. Reminder, I can't bear the urge, I need a peaceful mind to do this . Zhu is the deputy editor-in-chief of "Contemporary" Zhu Shengchang and the deputy editor-in-chief of People's Literature Publishing House.
Zhu Shengchang
Chen Zhongshi has not written a long story before, but as one of the troikas of Shaanxi literary circles, "Contemporary" also attaches great importance to his new works and sent two senior editors to Shaanxi to collect the manuscript. If Lu Yao contacted the "Daijin" headquarters in those days, there should be a senior editor to get "Ordinary World", and he would not be rejected by "Daijin". It is a pity that Lu Yao approached the fledgling young editor Zhou Changyi with the mood of looking for a friend...
In the ancient city of Xi'an, Chen Zhongshi's simple and straightforward hands gave the editor a large stack of manuscripts, his eyes flashed. Moving extremely hot light. After the editor returned to Beijing, he immediately organized someone to review the manuscript. A few days later, everyone always thought: Chen is very faithful, and this novel titled "White Deer Plain" is very good !
"White Deer Plain" was like a thunder on the ground, causing a sensation in the literary world. Countless ordinary readers and literary experts were deeply moved by this work. However, this work has never won the literary awards and has not been promoted. The well-known editor He Qizhi once recalled:
I have never seen any conclusive instructions from the superiors on "White Deer Plain". Of course, there are no written instructions, not even phone calls. The book is still reprinted, and it is still welcomed by readers, but it is not publicized. One month after the novel was published, I submitted a review article to a Beijing magazine, and learned from the editor that "Bai Lu Yuan" could not be discussed yet, regardless of praise or criticism.
Chen Zhongshi took a photo with He Qizhi
Shortly after the publication of "White Deer Plains", a leader with great influence in the literary and artistic circles said bluntly: "White Deer Plains" is the same as "Abandoned Capital", but the focus of writing is not right... these two The theme explained in this work has no positive meaning, and it is not suitable to be made into a movie or film to show the audience . This passage is a bit cryptic, but according to " should not be made into a movie ", everyone should be able to feel that it points to Tian Xiaoe.
Tian Xiaoe is not the one with the most ink in "White Deer Plain", but it is the most touching one in the whole novel, the most tragic one, especially her death.She was used, possessed, humiliated, mutilated, and suppressed by building towers. In the end, all her misfortunes were covered by wild moss and weeds. Almost men representing various powers have been related to her... Chen Zhongshi summed up Tian Xiaoe's life in 12 words: the pain of life, the pain of life, and the pain of death .
Yes, in "White Deer Plain", the three words Tian Xiaoe are almost equivalent to pain. She was beautiful and enchanting, but her father was married to a seven-year-old Juren as a concubine. Although she was a concubine, she was actually not as good as a concubine. She was just a tool for Lao Juren's jujube, and she couldn't get mental and physical satisfaction at all. Every night, Juren’s eldest wife stuffed her with three shriveled dates, and she soaked them up with her body. Such a day, for a woman who is in her youth, is like being in purgatory.
Of course, Tian Xiaoe did not completely succumb. She took two major ways to fight: one is to soak dates in urine to obtain psychological pleasure of revenge; the other is to hook up the Changgong Heiwa to her kang and indulge in love every night. But the good times didn't last long, and the incident between Tian Xiaoe and Heiwa was discovered by Lao Juren. Perhaps because of his own face, Lao Juren didn't catch Heiwa to court, nor did he dip Tian Xiao'e into the pig cage. He just gave up Tian Xiaoe and fired the black baby.
Heiwa took Tian Xiaoe back to Bailu Village, an ancient village known for its "benevolence and justice". The male deer drove Xiao'e out of the house, and the patriarch Bai Jiaxuan forbade her to enter the ancestral hall. But these are not important. She and Heiwa settled in an abandoned kiln outside the village. When they first slept on the heated kang in the rotten kiln, they cried excitedly. Tian Xiaoe whimpered and said: I am neither blind nor disgusting, as long as there are you...I would rather if I eat chaffy vegetables. This is Tian Xiaoe's declaration of love, and it is so simple that it makes people cry.
However, the pain was like a nightmare that had always haunted Tian Xiaoe, and she soon found her again. Heiwa performed a vigorous "wind-stirred snow" on Bailuyuan, and ran away after failing, leaving Tian Xiaoe alone facing the world that could swallow her at any time. In this Bailu Village, known for its "benevolence and righteousness," how many men coveted her, not only bachelors and dogs, but also the sinister and cunning Lu Zilin...
Tian Xiaoe fell into Lu Zilin's charge in order to clean up the black baby. In the trap, Lu Zilin was firmly tied up, not only occupied her body, but also used her body to lure others many times. Goudan and Bai Xiaowen were both destroyed by Tian Xiaoe and Tian Xiaoe, and Tian Xiaoe was finally killed by the male and male Lu San with an ancestral spear.
Just looking at the above brief description, you may already be able to feel an unhealthy breath coming to your face. In fact, Chen Zhongshi also spent a lot of pen and ink on detailed descriptions, making many people think that this work is extremely unhealthy. As for why Chen Zhongshi wrote this way, I will discuss it later. Here I continue with the topic of the previous article, let’s talk about the trouble that the bold and straightforward description of Tian Xiaoe in the novel brought to "White Deer Plain".
"White Deer Plain" has been loved by readers since its publication, but it has never been able to win national awards, such as the very heavy "National Book Award". In the selection activities for the 1991-1995 Novel Publishing Awards, "White Deer Plain" didn't even get the candidacy. In 1995, the 4th Mao Dun Literature Award began to be reviewed, and the object was novels written in the previous five years, and "White Deer Plain" obtained the candidacy. This is not only the last chance for "White Deer Plain" to win the award, it is probably also Chen Zhongshi's last chance.
According to the recollection of He Qizhi, the editor in charge of "White Deer Plain", "White Deer Plain" passed the 23-member expert review panel, but it caused very big differences during the jury's review process. The straightforward description of Tian Xiaoe in the novel is a very important reason. The head of the judging committee, Chen Changben, had to interrupt the review and called Chen Zhongzheng to say:
According to the opinions of some judges, the work must be revised to win the prize. The specific revision opinions... Mr. Zhu, the embodiment of Confucian culture in the work, said about'translation Lianzi's comments should be clarified in an appropriate way. In addition, it is very important that some more straightforward descriptions that have nothing to do with the theme of the expression should be deleted, such as the detailed description between Tian Xiaoe and multiple men .
Chen Zhongshi immediately went to the suburbs to make changes after receiving the news. We can’t criticize him too much for this, after allThis is his last chance to win the Mao award. And he didn't make fundamental changes to the work, just deleted some plots. For example, Tian Xiaoe pulled the black baby on the kang for the first time, some details between Lu Zilin and Tian Xiaoe, and Bai Xiaowen faced Tian Xiaoe's soft and weak details before being beaten...
The deletion of these details made "White Deer Plain" a success The 4th Mao Dun Literature Award. But these details are not actually irrelevant to the work. It's like deleting Bai Xiaowen's soft and weak details, which not only makes the original text incoherent, but also makes his later sentence " shameless and look like a man " seemingly headless. In fact, this detail has a very deep meaning, implying the suppression of Bai Xiaowen by the feudal family, who was the heir of the family.
The detailed descriptions between Tian Xiaoe and Heiwa and Lu Zilin also have deep meanings. Lu Zilin's strong desire eventually led to his self-destruction. Heiwa and Tian Xiaoe seem to be entangled with wild screams and desires, but in fact they embody a strong passion for survival and a desire for the dignity of life. At the bottom of them, while releasing their instincts, they are actually resisting. In other words, they can only resist in this way.
In fact, there are two soul figures in the whole "Bai Lu Yuan", one is Bai Jiaxuan who uses traditional etiquette as a weapon, and the other uses sex as a weapon to destroy tradition Tian Xiaoe. Bai Jiaxuan's waist was hard and straight, and he was always against the sky; Tian Xiao'e was always rolling in the mud, sinking deeper and deeper, and was eventually swallowed.
Tian Xiaoe is pathetic. Others use her body as a tool, and she herself uses her body as a weapon of resistance. She is simple and simple, strong and weak, charming, enchanting and full of affection, full of vitality, and she is used by others. She is like a wild chrysanthemum that is bullied by the wind and a lonely and beautiful winter plum. The fragrance of flowers is still there. After she died, she still pestered the male deer and complained:
Who did I provoke in Bailu Village? I didn't steal a cotton from someone else, or a handful of wheat straw or firewood. I never scolded an elder or poked a doll. Why doesn't Bailu Village allow me to live? I'm not good, I'm not clean, after all, I'm a bitch... The patriarch is not allowed to enter the ancestral hall, so I dare not go, why can't I be allowed to go? It's big, you don't recognize it when I enter your room. I didn't take a handful of rice or divide an wormwood stick when I got out of your room. Why did you even stabbed me with the spear blade? Big, you are so cruel !
Tian Xiaoe's short life, isn't it what she said? If Bailu Village could accommodate her, how could she hook up with Lu Zilin and Bai Xiaowen? If she can be treated equally, how can she pin everything in her flesh? Chen Zhongshi boldly and straightforwardly described the relevant details between Tian Xiaoe and the man. Although it gave the novel a layer of confusion, it was more of sorrow- used sex as a spear, like a moth throwing fire into it, alone Xiang Xiang, the feudal clan despotism cultural fortress . After Chen Zhongshi won the Mao Dun Literature Award, he also made it clear that the first edition of "White Deer Original" has a higher value than the abridged edition. Because the "sex" in "Bai Lu Yuan" is not just a means to seduce readers, but a rich and profound contemplation, a high degree of fusion of the spirit of the times and history and culture.
